Suspected gun runners arrested with 23 pump action rifles in Anambra

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested three suspected gun-runners and recovered arms and ammunition in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Toochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on Saturday in Awka that 23 automatic pump action guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered from the suspects.

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He added that the arrest followed weeks of intensive police surveillance of the suspects.

He said: “Three suspected members of the syndicate were arrested in Onitsha while the investigation is being expanded.”

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